China News Service, July 17-According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) on the 17th, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee stated that the first case of new crown virus infection was found in the Tokyo Olympic Village, and it was a member of a delegation who came to participate in the Olympic Games.
On the 16th, Japan reported a total of 15 positive cases related to the Olympics.
According to reports, this is the first time a case of infection has been detected among foreign citizens who have arrived in Japan and lived in the Olympic Village.
His nationality, gender and age are unknown.
On July 14, 2021, local time, Tokyo, Japan, with 9 days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, athletes moved into the Olympic Village one after another.
The picture shows the Italian team's flag hanging on a building in the Tokyo Olympic Village and Paralympic Village.
According to statistics from the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, on the 16th, Japan reported a total of 15 positive cases related to the Olympics.
Since July 1, this number has reached 45 cases.
The Tokyo Olympics will open in six days.
The Olympics will be held without foreign spectators. All competitions in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama prefectures, as well as Hokkaido and Fukushima prefectures, will also be held without Japanese spectators.
Tokyo entered a state of emergency for the fourth time since July 12, and it will last until August 22, that is, during the entire Olympic Games.
The reason for the implementation of the state of emergency is that the incidence rate in Tokyo has continued to rise in the past three weeks.